Harold Coyle

PrologueOn the Texas-Mexico border 27 JuneIn the gathering darkness, the predators of the night began to stir. From burrows, holes and crevices, the creatures of the desert crawled, slithered, or scurried from their habitats into the cool of the late afternoon. For the next several hours they would...

FOREWORD Only study of the past can give us a sense of reality, and show us how the soldier will fight in the future. —ARDANT DU PICQ This book is neither a textbook nor an attempt to predict the future. The doctrine, tactics, plans, and policies discussed do not reflect current or planned...

Foreword War is the realm of chance. No other human activity gives it greater scope; no other has such incessant and varied deahngs with this intruder. Chance makes everything more uncertain and interferes with the whole course of events. —KARL VON CLAUSEWITZ This is a story about a war and...